The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-06-04

the alarm. The two survivors were
saved with difficulty. The bottle con-
tanned acOnite.
A BUFFALO philosopher says that he
can invariably tell a newly married man
when travelling by watching him give
his wife drink of water on the train.
If, after she takes her little sip he swal-
lows what remains in the glass with
great relish, then he's recent captive.
If he has been married long he will
pour out the water and get fresh sup
ply for himself.
A s1x-YEAR-oLD boy in Gait, Canada,
became an expert cigarette maker and
smoker, and uses any paper which comes
to hand in which to roll his tobacco .
The other evening lie went into his.
mothers room in the dark, and picking
up piece of paper from the bureau
rolled cigarette, and had burned two
thirds of it before it was discovered that
he was smoking $40 bill.
A ST. PAUL merchant, after employ
ing a Waterman for his store for several
years, had iron doors and shutters
placed on the building and then dis
charged the Waterman. That very night
burglars broke in and stole much prop
erty and were never captured. The ex-
watchman said that he despised thief
on general principles, but he did have Q
sort of feeling for these particular burg
lars.
ADVANCE AGENTS of theatrical COM
panies have to be cautious how they bill
IL A.x lo 1f hn on
is very particular as to the kind of pic
lures displayed, and reads: "No sign,
picture, painting, or other representa-.
ton of mrlrker, assassination, stabbing,
fighting, or any personal violence, or OF
the commission of any crime, shall be
posted. under penalty of fine or imprison
ment." Even the picture of VirginiM
in the forum is forbidden.
A BIG eagle swooped down into the
yard of Farmer Richards of Scott county,
Ind, the other day and attempted to
carry of a three-year-old child. He
was frightened away, but soon returned,
and this time tackled a young lamb.
Mrs Richards, who knows how to shoot,
was waiting for the proud bird of free
dom, and, as he rose with the lamb, fired
and killed him. He measured thirteen
feet from tip to tip.
JACOB GRoNINGER, ST., of Milford
township, Pa, 81 years old, and still in
vigorous health, has a goolly line of
descendants. Of his children, 16 are
living and is dead; of his grandchil-
dren, sc are living and % are dead; of
his great-grandchildren 70 are living
and dead and there have been born
tohim two great-great- grandchildren but
both are dead. Out of 1872 descendants 102
ere living. The patriarch lives ON the
farm where he was born and where he
has always lived.
One SCHOOL, says a Boston paper, at
tracted our attention in one prim.ry
room. Each of the fifty pupils has q
number, and every time q pupil distin-
cuisines himself by specially good work
his number is added to those already
used in building the words "good work."
The effect upon the board is fine. The
letters are about a foot deep. and large
number of figures are used in making
them. The interest the little folk take
in getting their number in as many
times as possible is amusing.
We imagine that very few people
think that a quarter of dollar can he
changed 215 different ways. The pieces
used in making the changes are the
twenty-cent piece, ten-cent piece, five
cent piece, the three-cent piece, two
cent-piece, and one-cent piece. To be
able to make all the changes would re-
qrlire one twenty-cent piece, two ten
cent pieces, five five-cent pieces, eight
three-cent pieces, twelve two-cent pieces,
and twenty-five one-cent pieces, making
in all 50 pieces of money, representing
$1.3S.